RNC Picks Up $1 Million After Palin Speech

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Wall Street Journal

Sarah Palin’s speech to the convention Wednesday night energized conservatives, allayed concerns of some nervous party insiders – and inspired excited Republicans to donate a cool $1 million to the Republican National Committee’s effort to elect John McCain.

The donations, which came in over the Internet in the hours after the speech, will add to the massive war chest that the Republican Party has built up for the fall contest. A Republican aide leaked us the news that the Republican National Committee ended the month of August with $75 million in the bank.

That’s more than the total that the Democratic National Committee and Barack Obama had in the bank at the end of July. Neither Obama nor the DNC have released their cash on hand figures for August. But the DNC had just $5 million in the bank at the end of July. Meanwhile, Sen. Obama would have been foolish to keep much money in the bank at the end of August because all money raised for the primary campaign had to be spent by the time he officially became a general-election candidate at the Democratic convention last week.

Sen. McCain had $32.8 million in the bank at the end of July, but probably has a zero balance now.

The RNC says donations began pouring in over the Internet soon after Palin began speaking. McCain also got a few last-minute donations. Once McCain accepts the Republican nomination for president tonight, he will no longer be allowed to accept private donations because he as opted to accept $85 million in federal financing for his campaign.



Read more: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/09/04/donations-pour...

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And Obama's on target to get $10 million after Palin.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Car wash for the hockey team?

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[K8-EEE]

2. hahahaha Barack did better from her speech than she did!

That's funny!

[muntrv]

3. Ahem, WSJ!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/afxhgfvhhbtc

[Stand and Fight]

4. Fricking Hilarious!

That's like a ten-to-one ratio! Fricking wonderful news!

[Vincardog]

5. Obama announced that his campaign got 8 Million after the Palin bolivation

[angstlessk]

6. hell, I just contributed 25.00 though I can hardly afford it...just to outdo

their campaign...Obama is looking for 10 million and I bet he makes it..there are a brazillion people like me...willing to give the last ounce of their being to make America a better place!

[RamboLiberal]

7. So did I through DU

McSame is limited to the 85 million. But we have to outraise his 85 + the money the RNC has. I want to see Obama/Biden ads overwhelm the McCain/Palin lies!

[Starlight]

9. Thanks for the reminder. I donated $25, too.

[mcollier]

17. I sent $25 too

Talk to your family, friends and associates about getting registered to vote for those who haven't yet please... And pass the word.

We must make the change...

[still_one]

8. Actually over 10 million /nt

[feddup]

10. I sent $50 immediately

upon getting Plouffe's email. My blood pressure went down slightly after that...

[Captiosus]

11. I just donated 50 to Obama

AND renewed my membership to Virginia Democrats.

[dana_b]

12. I gave last night...

and I'll give more tonight. $1 million! HAHA! We LAUGH at that! hahahahahahahaha........

[Ian David]

13. But Obama picked up $8 million. n/t

[hasssan1]

14. Obama rakes in $10 million after Palin speech . hell yea , FUCK THE WITCH

Jonathan D. Salant 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is bringing in campaign cash for the Democrats as well as her own party.
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Barack Obama reported raising at least $10 million from more than 130,000 donors today after Palin, the Alaska governor, addressed the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, and criticized the Democratic presidential nominee.

``Sarah Palin's attacks have rallied our supporters in ways we never expected,'' Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton said. ``And we fully expect John McCain's attacks tonight to help us make our grassroots organization even stronger.''

The money followed an e-mail solicitation campaign manager David Plouffe sent out right after Palin's speech.

``You know that despite what John McCain and his attack squad say, every day people have the power to build something extraordinary when we come together,'' he wrote.

McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, raised $10 million after Palin was selected as his running mate Aug. 29, part of his record $47 million haul last month.

``She's energized the base,'' said former New York Senator Alfonse D'Amato, who has raised at least $250,000 for McCain, 72. ``Money will not be a problem.''

Palin Appeal

The McCain campaign sent out an e-mail from Palin, 44, today seeking additional donations. ``We must have the finances to respond to the latest attacks the Democrats have launched at us,'' she wrote.

Now that McCain is the nominee, he will receive $84.1 million for his fall campaign and cannot raise any private money except to cover legal and accounting costs. His fundraisers can continue to bring in money for the Republican National Committee, which, in turn, can spend it on McCain's behalf.

McCain also can contribute any unspent money from his primary campaign to the RNC, Federal Election Commission spokesman Bob Biersack said.

To contact the reporter on this story: Jonathan D. Salant in St. Paul, Minnesota, at [e-mail] .

[Misskittycat]

15. If the money goes to the RNC, is it subject to the $2300 per person limit?

[RamboLiberal]

21. Don't quote me - but I believe it is n/t

[Wizard777]

16. They've spent what 10 million on damage control. Wait until they get ahold of America's credit card

We'll be spending 10 billion per month on a war. When we could have spent 600 million on assisting in weapons inspections.

[Harold J.]

18. $1 Million--That's All?!

That's nothing for them to brag about. Obama picked up $10 million after the "pit bull in lipstick" my word for that is "BITCH"'s yip-yap!!! (At the time of this posting)

[Lorien]

23. And they probably rounded up

because six figures would have looked REALLY bad next to Obama's eight!

[aquart]

19. $1 million is all those Hummer drivers would cough up?

Doesn't sound like enthusiasm to me.

[4lbs]

20. That's because they needed all the money for themselves

to buy gas for their gas guzzlers, jewelry for their women, and pay for Cindy McCain's next $300,000 outfit.

[Coventina]

22. (Dr. Evil Voice) O.N.E. MEEELION DOLLARS!!!!!